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Letters Patent No. 78271, dated May 26, `1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN PAPIER-CLIPS.4

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TO ALL WHOM -T`MAY` OONCERN: .V

Be it known Athat I, A. H. FATZNGER, of Washington, in theconntyofWarren, and State of New-Jersey, have invented a n'ew and improved'Bill-Poster; and I do hereby declare 'that the following -is-a full,clear, and exact description thereof, which wil-l enable those skilledin the art to make and use the same, reference' being had'to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification@ Thisinvention relates to a new and improved device forsecuring bills .inposition, or holding'- them 'against a wall or other fixture. ,Y n

The inventio'nconsists of a series 'oi'.clips, of peculiarconstruction', attached to a cleat, .which is nailed or screwed tothewall or other fixture, so that the upper endV of-the bill may be readilyinserted in the clips, and

retained or held thereby".

In the accompanying sheet of drawings* Figure 1 is a front viewof myinvention.

Figure 2 is a sideiew ofthe same.

Similar letters of` reference indicate corresponding parts.

- A represents a strip, cleat, or b ar, which may be'construeted of woodthat, at least, would be the prefer-l able material. Y

This strip, cleat, or bar may be of any suitable length. n

B represents a series' of clips, which are of curvedfform,-asshown iniig. 2, constructedof metal, and elastic, so asl-to form springs,thevelasticity of the clips having a tendency to'keep theirIowerpartsin'contaet with the strip or cleat A.

The lower parts off-theA clips, which are lin contact with the strip orcleat .Ai are perforated with a hole,`

through which spurs, a, in thestrip or cleatrpass.

. From 'the above description, it will be seenV that, by slipping thetop of abillv behind the-lower parts ofthe clips, thespurs a-will passthrough it. Y i f These spurs, in connection with lthe pressure oftheclips, tv'ill securely holdthe hillin'positiom n t The strip, cleat, orbar, A, is nailed, screwed, or otherwise secured to the wall orotheriixtura and several bills may be ysecured or held by them, onebeing overthe other, it not being necessary totear downone bill beforeposting another one, v n y I claim as ew,-and desire to secure by.Letters Patent- The cursed elastic clips'B, perforated,andattached'to'the strip or cleat .A,in combination ivith the spurs i ain the latter,Y substantially in the manner asand for the purpose setforth.

. A. H. FATZINGER.

Witnesses:

PETER R; WALTER, JOHN CANFIELD.

